Welcome

We are the Dukes Baseball Club, originally known as the West Covina Dukes and California Dukes. A combined total of 29 years and the oldest travel baseball program in the United States. The Dukes Baseball organization originally consisted of 13 & 14 year old Travel Baseball Teams. Currently ages span from 9 to 18u with a total of 10 teams. The program has young men from throughout West Covina and the Citrus Valley, playing in Baseball Leagues at Maverick Field and various Southern California Tournaments. Maverick Baseball Park at 350 S. Citrus in West Covina is our EXCLUSIVE home.

With the popularity of Travel Baseball growing at monumental rates from 2000 to 2005, The Dukes were quickly becoming a me too program among a sea of mediocre travel baseball programs. In 2006 new progressive organization management began the transformation of the West Covina Dukes from the California Dukes to Dukes Baseball to focus on fundamental development of young talent through a system patterned after college and pro programs. Today in a sustained effort to again separate & differentiate Dukes Baseball from every other program, several tools not utilized at the youth level were implemented i.e developed mental training, mental homework assignments, off field self work outs, organization practices, program hand outs, organization hitting sessions, organization position coaches in additional to regular team coaches that teach and promote fundamentals. Since 2008 as the new strategies evolved taking hold over 87 Dukes Alumni have committed to D1 & D2 College and Pro programs, that's a remarkable 10.1 players per year.

When you teach wining ways! - Winning happens! Additionally Dukes Baseball formed Maverick Baseball Academy creating the RJ Foundation Charitable Golf Tournament and the RJ Legacy challenges series High School games. Our strategies integrate, community, team work, academics, baseball, mental baseball and baseball fundamental work outs during a players developmental years in the confines of a consistent learning environment. Dukes are 13 & 14U teams expanded baseball operations in 2017 to younger ages levels 9 & 11 to high school ages 15 to18u with vertically integrated core baseball principles carrying players through high school and beyond forming highly competitive teams in our first High School season.

Dukes Baseball management does not promote or promise to showcase players to colleges or pro scouts, however we will out players in the right situations as travel baseball evolves, colleges are beginning to recruit at earlier ages. When it does happen at the next level if the players ability is there and the foundation to succeed will have been laid. The Dukes program with years of hard work have developed a baseball relations where it counts. Those relationships are with most surrounding area High School coaches in the surrounding valley. The Dukes, have also developed strong working relationships with Perfect Game, CCYB, USA Baseball, Prospect Wire, along with college recruiters and professional scouts.

What we teach in preparation for the next level is fundamental and mental baseball. We insist on good grades and try to instill the self-disciplines required to produce upstanding young men with self-confidence and character. Our goals are to prepare these young men for their next level, through high school baseball and beyond as we strive for excellence. In pursuit of that, our agenda is ambitious: we will host several tournaments & showcase tournaments at Maverick Park, we travel to major tournaments each year and will always have designs to finish in a World Series or National Championship.

A learning & developmental environment is provided at a first class facility that includes organizational coaches, double tunnel covered batting cage, Indoor bullpens & outdoor bullpens, state of the art LED lighting system for the cage, hitting stations, video analysis, training equipment and quality coaching staffs; all tools of the program. Coming soon in 2018/2019 will be a quad lighted bullpen, 6 station baseball training circuit stationed around Maverick Park. These amenities are not fee for service based menu line items, these tools are included in a minimal monthly program fee.

Our motto is: "We throw leather, play under control, support teammates, challenge opponents and get down in the dirt.... Dukes Baseball."

Our program develops fine student / athletes, who excel in the classroom and on the field. The results of hitting the books first, then hitting baseballs, has prepared our graduates for high, school, college and college baseball. More than 20 past alumni are playing or retired are from professional baseball.... What goes around, comes around..... quality, it's a beautiful thing!

Like all good things in life, the Dukes success does not come easy. It takes hard work and dedication from the coaches, the players and their parents. So come join us and “Let’s Play Ball”.

Monthly Dues will be payable on October in one lump sum of $400 for the 4 months of the season Credit Cards accepted that night. Registration opens at 5:30

Players will receive:

3 - Hats 1 practice 2 Game Black & Red

2 - Uniforms Black and Red

1 - Practice Tee Shirt

Dukes Player Manual

Easton Instructions for 30% to 40% equipment Discount when purchased on line.

Practices and games will be held at Maverick Field with complete cage access at Maverick Field . Practice artificial turf infield for youth teams to be installed in 2018. Stay tuned for more updates as Dukes Baseball evolves into a fully integrated Travel Baseball Program.

Please go the Hand Out Section of the Dukes Home Page on the left side to Down Load the Player profile form. Please bring a hard copy to the parent meeting as well.

Current Dukes Baseball 14u Team to be announced after USA additional Try Out Dates TBD

Be part of the excitement as the oldest Travel Program in the country takes the natural progressive steps into forming High School age teams focused on developing players from the SGV with 2018, 2019, 2020 Teams for Spring and a 2021 Teams that will progress from the Dukes current 14u program.

MAVERICK FIELD

IS THE EXCLUSIVE HOME OF

DUKES BASEBALL

350 SOUTH CITRUS AVE. WEST COVINA, CA 91791

Fall & Spring Season Try Outs - No Inaugural Try Out Fees

Registration Fees $300 for new players

Fees include jersey uniforms tops (2), practice shirts plus two hats

Monthly dues are $100 per month for the 8 months (4 for Spring - 4 for Fall)

No Auto Debits for a full season when players are not working out

12 month access to double tunnel batting cages at no added charge

Mental Baseball Training & Homework testing and requirements

Baseball Specific Strength & Conditioning Work Outs

Program work books to help take players to the next level

Baseball Fundamental Situations & Coverage work book

Triangle Approach to player development (Parent - Coach - Player)

Planned Events:

So Cal Scout Team Tournament Participants Sept 15th, 16th & 17th

USA West Championships

Prospect Wire Next Gen & LA Invitationals

Arizona Fall Classic

Scout Ball Events 14u June 2017

Additional Perfect Games Events being planned for future player development.

For more information go to the hand out section of this website and send us an email.

Congratulations to the14U Players selected to the Dukes 14 National the roster is now final. Thanks to everyone for their patients & effort as we worked through the process. Dukes National team will practice on Wednesday and Thursdays at 5:00 pm. Our first team practice will be this Wednesday 9/7/16. Please look for 14u team email each Monday breaking down that week activity.

Congratulations to all 13U Players selected from last nights scrimmage. 2016 Fall Rosters for the 13u divison are now final. Please read the revised meeting date and information at the bottom of this post.

We look forward to an exciting fall season with new style uniforms, Wilson, Demarini, Louisville Slugger sponsorship, new players, added coaches and the addition of the 13u Director Position.

Dukes Baseball USA 2013 Stars & Stripes

Dukes Players Selected by USA Baseball

Jayson Gonzalez & John Dearth are both invited to USA Baseball to be part of the potential 40 man roster for the USA 14 National Developmental Team in Carey North Carolina August 5th to 11th. Ben Hurst was also selected to be an aletenate for the USA 14U. Team

NEW Hitting Tunnels - Maverick Baseball Academy

﻿After 5 years of saving and fundraising the Maverick Baceball Academy Dukes & Arsenal started construction on the NEW double tunnel batting cage on July 20th. Thank you to those who donated this past season with a speacial thank you to the Castucci Foundation for your support to help make this a reality.

Arstrong Construstion and Mercury Fence have done a great job building the new cage - A big thank you to both!

Dukes Spring 2009 13u Team

Dukes Spring 2009 14u Team

Winter Work Outs 2011

With 130 total Winter Work Out participants and 121 attending the final session, this years works outs surpassed them all nearly doubling last years total. Parents, Players and coaches - Great Job!!!!!

DUKES CELEBRATE 20 YEARS!!

It was a beautiful California Saturday at Maverick Field when Duke Defrates celebrated 20 years as head of the West Covina Dukes Travel Baseball Organization. We had several former Dukes players that came to the ceremony to help celebrate and 4 of them who made the Major Leagues threw out the first pitch to a catcher from all 4 of our current Dukes Teams. From left to right in the above photo is: Mike Lamb, Adam Simon, Jim Bullard, Chris Cunningham, Jake Haaker, Frank Valerio, Bret Sigmund, Jack Garis, David Enciso, & Jesus Peinado.....to see more photos from the day, click on Photo Albums and choose the OPENING DAY album.

West Covina Dukes Host Washington Nationals

The Washington National 15U Team came to Southern California to play quality baseball in the warm weather before they start their high school season. They really enjoyed their visit to our beautiful Maverick Field, playing the National and American Dukes 14U teams, The Bombers, and the SGV Arsenal. We fed them well and they competed in some great baseball games. The above photo is the 15U Washington Team with the Dukes National team.